Yesterday Nita popped in for a visit. Occasionally we meet and of course we knit. And of course we talk a lot. Yesterday was one of those nights when we talked a lot more than we knitted, or actually we knit while we talk. The only problem yesterday was that we had to knit backwards all the time. I was halfway on a devil hat, but had to frogg it twice and have moved back to start.

I have also knitted a bit on Topstykket. When I finally got the hang of the decreasing, it's really an easy pattern to knit. I'm looking forward to finish this project, because I can hardly wait to wear it. The yarn is so soft. I'm using Geilsk yarn.

What a weekend! What a competition! And yes, I have discovered my bad mathematical skills in the last post, and I've had a good laug! My bad skills with numbers caused several errors this weekend. Not that easy to push the right numbers on the computer, upload pictures of FOs and cast on for new projects at the same time. The Oslo-team ended up at second runner up, and had great fun. This competition could have been really useful if I had stayed away from yarn shops. But I had a weak moment or baby my knitting needles was too hot, and I ended up in the store and bought 450 g yarn. But I have almost knitted up everything. My projects in this competition was: Mittens in Lett Lopi, are going to be felted, Stripy dress in alpaca, Merino Extra Fine, Karisma, Jaeger and Juvel, small woollen carpet in Julia, is going to be felted and a dishtowel in Tuva.

This is my Secret Pal gift from a nice person at Hobbyboden. I still don't know who, but whoever you are, thank you very much. During the weekend I have knitted most of the yarn, actually I have only the pink skein left. I have to say that I also got some tea and a nice candle, but I enjoyed the tea and a lit candle Saturday night when I knitted as crazy.

I have signed up for a Destash competition at Hobbyboden. Regional teams compete against eachother and the goal is to knit 500 g for each competetor in shortest time. But I can knit 200 g if my team mate knits 700 g. The stat is today at 6 o'clock, but I guess I have to wait until my kids are sleeping, but then I'm going to knit fast. Here's the yarn I have plans to knit something of. I think I'm going to knit a dress for my daughter first.

I have bought Topstykke from Geilsk. It's so delicate and nice, and I hope to finish it soon. I just want to use it, but I'm going to knit for the Destash competition. Unfotunately I have realised this might take time to knit, cause I have already frogged the start four times.

I just have to have a lot of projects going on at the same time, and here's socks for my dad. It's actually a Christmas present, but it's always nice to start early? You learn from your mistakes, or you try to learn at least.

Recently I received a Secret Pal gift, and the yarn, Sandnes alpakka, was so tempting that I just had to find a project right away. My husband wanted mittens, and he liked Odalsmittens. So I knitted Odalsmittens for him. They look a bit odd, long and thin, but it's rib all the way so they are very stretchy. I have one skein of blue left, and I guess my husband will get a hat as well.

Finally I found time to drop by Norway's largest yarnstore, Maud's. I was impressed over the space, and there was a lot of nice sock yarn. At the same time I hope they will sell more yarn that's hard to get in Norway, now I think they had the regular sorts of yarn. Anyhow, can't go into a yarn shop and don't buy anything. My daughter picked one skein and my son another skein. I promised to knit socks for them.

I'm not going back to school yet, but my Back-to-School vest from the book Fitted Knits is finished. I could have finished it during the weekend, but I clearly had a mathproblem when I calculated how much yarn I needed. It's irritating, and especially since I discovered that I'm not a math genius Saturday evening. There's a big problem finding open yarn stores at that time. Yeah, I know that on line stores are open, but they got a delivery problem Saturday evenings, or so I've heard. There's only one thing to do, wait until Monday comes and the shops open again. Well, I didn't excactly sit angrily in my coach the whole weekend. There is always a lot of projects in this house. Back-to-School is knitted in Alaska from Garnstudio.

Due to some mathproblems Saturday evening I got around to knit on the wooltights for my daughter. It's just boring to knit thights, but they are warm and useful. This one I'm knitting in Merino Extra Fine from Garnstudio. I might be a skein short on this tight as well. I think I have to refresh my mathskills.

I recently received a great Secret Pal gift with yarn from Sandnes Alpakka. It's a yarn I haven't tried yet. The yarn was very tempting, so I started on a pair of Odals mittens. Odal is a place northwest of Oslo in Norway. The mittens are for my husband, and they are easy to knit. They are so soft and nice, so I might have to buy more skeins of Sandnes Alpakka.

Me and my big mouth. I vaguely recall a comment about me not knitting another pair of Mitered Mittens for a very long time. Well, it's all relative. A collague of mine just had to get a pair of mittens, and Mitered mittens are so easy and fast to knit. I have knitted a pair in Lett Lopi and they are felted. They are so warm and nice and very colorful. First picture before felting and second picture after.

I have got mail! Secret pal gift at Hobbyforum. She's still a secret, but I have a clue about who it is. I just haven't checked it out yet, but who ever you are, thanks a lot. Sandnes alpakka is a lovely yarn. I'm deciding what to knit, but can't decide between a pair of mittens to my husband or a hat to him. I might have enough yarn to knit both.

I have received my secret not so friendly gift. What do you say? I'm a bit speachless. I can really understand the original owner who didn't know what to knit of this yarn. I am trying hard to find something positiv to say, the only thing I can think of is that I like blue. I am on a yarn diet, but then I end up with all of this and it's a lot too. Well, some of it will end up as doll's clothes I think.

My Retro Rib socks are finished. They probably look too big, and that's right. The sock aren't for me, and the receiver has bigger feet than me. Not that funny, since my feet are about the size of children's feet.

I've got another award. Not from one, but two and the same award. The award is called "The Marie Antoinette' a Real Person, a Real Award. It's so nice to get awards. Thanks a lot to Solveig and Hobbyugla.

The little black dress every woman should own? It's not for me, and it might not qualify for the little black dress, but it is black and it is a dress. I have knitted this pattern before, so it's not a big problem to follow the pattern. Thick needles makes the knitting go a lot faster. A thread alpaca and a thread Muskat cotton, pattern from Drops.

I have also finished another pair of Mitered Mittens by E.Z. These are also knitted in Smart. These mittens are mighty popular, and I still have friends who wish they had a pair, but I really don't think I could knit another pair. Knitted a number of mittens before Christmas, but you have to draw the limit somewhere, and I think my limit is here now. I might knit more of those later, but a lot later I think.

Finally finished with my tunica. It was easy to knit, but not too much fun. Stockinette stitches over larger parts of a garment and over a large number of stitches is not my idea of fun, but it turned out great. I think I'm going to use this a lot. The pattern suggested regular arm deceasing, but I just like raglan and the seamless modell.

I have knitted another fish hat. My little boy really wanted a Nemo hat, and of course he got one. It's great fun to knit and the hat is so funny. He has already started wearing it, but he didn't want me to take pictures of him with the hat. I asked and he took the hat off and ran away hiding.

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